Entertainment One and Universal Pictures Australia have released an exclusive new featurette for Russell Crowe's directorial debut The Water Diviner (2014), starring Jai Courtney, Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Ryan Corr, Isabel Lucas, and Cem Yilmaz. The film will open in theaters across Australia and New Zealand on December 26.

Crowe was on the Jonathan Ross Chat Show here in the UK last week plugging this movie, and making moves on fellow guest Elizabeth Hurley at the same time which made for pretty uncomfortable viewing. I wouldn't mind seeing his film, looked good from what they showed.

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has detailed its upcoming Blu-ray release of Oscar winning actor Russel Crowe's directorial debut, The Water Diviner (2014), starring Jai Courtney, Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Ryan Corr, Isabel Lucas, and Cem Yilmaz. The release will be available for purchase on July 28.

Synopsis: Academy Award winner Russell Crowe ("Gladiator") makes his directorial debut on "The Water Diviner," an epic and inspiring tale of one man's life-changing journey of discovery.

Crowe also stars in the film as Australian farmer Joshua Connor, who, in 1919, goes in search of his three missing sons, last known to have fought against the Turks in the bloody Battle of Gallipoli. Arriving in Istanbul, he is thrust into a vastly different world, where he encounters others who have suffered their own losses in the conflict: Ayshe (Olga Kurylenko), a strikingly beautiful but guarded hotelier raising a child alone; her young, spirited son, Orhan (Dylan Georgiades), who finds a friend in Connor; and Major Hasan (Yilmaz Erdogan), a Turkish officer who fought against Connor's boys and who may be this father's only hope. With seemingly insurmountable obstacles in his path, Connor must travel across the battle-scarred Turkish landscape to find the truth…and his own peace.

Crowe directed "The Water Diviner" from a screenplay by Andrew Knight and Andrew Anastasios, who were also executive producers on the film. The film was produced by Andrew Mason, Keith Rodger and Troy Lum, with James Packer, Brett Ratner, Kerry Stokes, Tim Worner, Angus Ross and John Collee also serving as executive producers.

The team collaborating with Crowe behind the scenes included Oscar-winning director of photography Andrew Lesnie ("The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"), production designer Christopher Kennedy, editor Matt Villa, and costume designer Tess Schofield. The score was composed by two-time Oscar nominee David Hirschfelder ("Elizabeth," "Shine").

"The Water Diviner" recently won three Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards, including Best Picture. The film also won in the categories of Best Supporting Actor (Erdogan) and Best Costume Design. It had received five additional nominations, for Best Lead Actor (Crowe), Best Supporting Actress (McKenzie), Best Original Screenplay, Best Production Design and Best Editing.

Special Features: The Making of The Water Diviner The Battle of Gallipoli